Early Childhood Education/Special Education Major (BS/MEd)
Degrees: Bachelor of Science in Education, Masters of Education
Majors: Early Childhood Education, Biblical Studies, Special Education
Certification: Pennsylvania Instructional I (PreK-4 and Special Education PreK-8 ) and ACSI (K-8)
Major Mission: The Early Childhood Education major trains students from a philosophical base which reflects a biblical worldview, to serve the community as teachers in public and private schools. The Master of Education: Special Education seeks to train students from a philosophical basis which reflects a biblical worldview to serve as teachers in Special Education in public and private schools.
Major Outcomes:
- The teacher candidate will integrate knowledge to design coherent learning experiences.
- The teacher candidate will implement safe, equitable, learning-focused environments.
- The teacher candidate will demonstrate effective instructional practices.
- The teacher candidate will demonstrate professionalism.
- The teacher candidate will integrate a biblical worldview.
Major Description: The Early Childhood Education/Special Education Major trains students to teach children in grades PreK-4 in a variety of educational settings, as well as serve as a special education teacher in grades PreK-8. Coursework and field experiences focus on understanding the needs of the "whole child" and implementing developmentally appropriate practices. Students in this major can be eligible to become the generalist elementary teacher, teaching all subjects to students, and the special education teacher.
In a 4+1 program, students work toward the completion of an undergraduate degree while also pursuing a Master’s degree. Graduate-level courses taken during undergraduate studies fulfill both undergraduate elective requirements and graduate program requirements. In the 4+1 program, students are dual-enrolled in LBC and Capital Seminary and Graduate School.
The curriculum sheet identifies the courses for this program. Early Childhood/Special Education (BS/MEd) Curriculum Sheet
For the course descriptions related to this program, see the courses section of the catalog.
Program Director
Robin Bronkema, PhD
Dr. Bronkema has a passion for Christian education, having served on the board and as an administrator of a Christian school. She brings that experience to LBC as well as her love for leadership and student success to her role as director of the graduate programs at LBC.
Full Time Faculty
Robin Bronkema, PhD
Bob Dodson, EdD
Christine Kirpatrick, EdS
Stacey Martin, EdD
Timothy Shea, PhD
Adjunct Faculty
Angela Becker, EdD
Abby Fried, MA
Rachel Welsh, MA